Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Kararehe Kino - Vertebrate Pest Research, Issue 7

December 2005

Contents:

Title Page
Predicting Extinction Proneness and Recovery in Grand and Otago Skinks 1
Hokonui Hills: from Problem Possums to a One-Hit Solution? 3
Eradication of  Bovine Tb at Molesworth 4
Cannibalism and Contact: Post-mortem Transmission of Tb in Possums 7
Reducing Non-target Interference with Feratox® 7
Possum Population Dynamics in Mixed Hardwood Forests 9
Estimating Changes in Deer Abundance Using Faecal Pellet Indices 11
Diphacinone Toxicity and Persistence of Residues in Pigs 12
Planning Possum Control – Help in Making the Right Decisions 13
Some Recent Vertebrate-Pest-Related Publications 16